Applied science unit 5 transition metals
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What are transition metals?
The d block elements. They have an incomplete d-sub-shell
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What can transition metals form?
One or more ions
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What happens when transition metals react?
Lose electrons to form positive ions.
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What are the properties of transition metals?
- coloured compounds - variable oxidation states - catalysis - complex ion formation
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Why are the properties of transition metals unique?
The incomplete d sub-shell
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What sub-shells are filled first going across period 4 (transition metals)?
4s-sub-shell fills before the 3d-sub-shell
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Why are the sub-shells filed in that order?
Sub-shells energy levels overlap
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What subshell are electrons lost from transition metals?
Lose 4s electrons before their 3d electrons.
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What can all transition metals form?
2+ ions (when losing the two electrons from the 4s orbital)
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How do transition metals have variable oxidation states?
4s orbital and 3d orbital have close energy levels & overlap. Electrons can be lost to form stable ions
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Why are compounds containing transition metals coloured?
When electrons jump from one orbital to another, light is emitted (from the partially filled d-orbitals)
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Why do transition metals make good catalysts?
Ability to change oxidation state
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Why do transition metals form complex ions?
Empty valence-shell orbitals which can accept pairs of electrons from ligands
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What do transition metals form in solution?
Complex ions
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What is a "complex ion"?
A central transition metal atom or ion, surrounded by ligands and bonded with dative covalent bonds
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What is a "ligand"?
A molecule or ion that can donate a pair of electrons to form a dative covalent bond
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What is a dative covalent (co-ordinate) bond?
One atom proved both of the shared electron in the bond.
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What is a "catalyst"?
A substance that speeds up a reaction and can take part in the reaction but is left unchanged at the end.
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How do catalysts speed up reactions?
They provide another route for the reaction to take place which has a lower activation energy.
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What is "activation energy"?
Minimum amount of energy needed by reactants for collisions to result in reaction taking place
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What is a heterogeneous catalyst?
A catalyst in a different phase to the reactants
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What is a homogeneous catalyst?
A catalyst in the same phase as the reactants
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What is the contact process?
A process used to make sulfuric acid
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What catalyst is used in the contact process?
Vanadium (V) oxide
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How is vanadium (V) oxide used in the contact process?
Catalyses the reaction of sulfur dioxide to sulfure trioxide
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What is the equation for vanadium (V) oxide catalysing the reaction?
SO2 + 1/2O2 = SO3
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Why is vanadium (V) oxide used?
Its variable oxidation state creates a different route with a lower activation energy
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What happens first when the catalyst is used in the contact process?
Sulfur dioxide is oxidised to sulfur trioxide & vanadium (V) oxide is reduced to vanadium (IV) oxide
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What is the equation for the first part of the catalyst being used in the contact process?
SO2 + V2O5 = 2SO3 + V2O4
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What happens to the vanadium (IV) oxide afterwards?
It is oxidised with oxygen to produce vanadium (V) oxide, which is ready to catalyse the next reaction
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What is the equation for vanadium (IV) oxide afterwards?
V2O5 + 1/2O2 = V2O5
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What is the haber process?
A method used to produce ammonia
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What is the equation for the haber process?
N2 + 3H2 = 2NH3
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What catalyst is used in the Haber process?
Iron (Fe)
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How does the iron catalyst speed up the reaction (haber process) ?
Nitrogen and hydrogen molecules react on the surface of the iron catalyst
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Card 2
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What can transition metals form?
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One or more ions
Card 3
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What happens when transition metals react?
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Card 4
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What are the properties of transition metals?
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Card 5
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Why are the properties of transition metals unique?
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